I refused to give up my window seat on a plane for a mum & her kids – she was fuming, but I don’t care
A WOMAN has sparked a debate after refusing to give up her window seat on the plane for a mum to sit next to her kids.
Tammy Nelson said she’d found her seat on the aircraft, only to find the mum already sitting in it.
After Tammy politely pointed out the error, the mum asked if they could switch so she could be by her kids.
Tammy said she didn’t mind, as long as she would be getting another window seat in exchange.
When she learned it would be a middle seat, she refused to make the switch, and her response has left people divided.
Tammy shared her story on her @myconquering account, saying: “What would you do?
“I got on the plane and a woman was sitting in my seat and when I mentioned it to her, she said ‘oh you want to sit here?
“‘I thought we could switch because these are my kids’ (she points to the two seats next to mine).
“I said ‘as long as it’s a window seat, I’m happy to switch.’
“She points to the row behind us and says ‘mine is right there’ (it’s the middle seat).”
Tammy added some more information to explain her decision.
She wrote: “Having had only 90 minutes of sleep the night before and knowing I had to give a presentation to 500 people, I desperately needed some sleep, so I did not agree to switch seats.
“Before anyone comes after me… the kids looked like they were about 11 and 15 years old.
“And the mum was in arms-reach of both of them from the middle seat in the row behind us.
“The mum proceeded to complain for at least 15 minutes to the person next to her loud enough for me to hear.
“But the woman actually defended me – several times. It was so kind and I appreciated it so much because I was feeling really guilty.”
Many people were quick to chime in with their views.
One backed Tammy up, saying: “People should book seats together if they want to sit together.”
Another added: “The amount of families who aren’t paying to select their seats together is mind blowing! You were 100% right to not give up your seat.”
However, one wrote: “1000% I’d switch.”
And a second commented: “I’d switch my seat. Kindness matters.”